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C. R. MEADOW.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT.21 l9l6.

Patented M1123, 1918.

INVENTOR CL/FFaRp/MEA 00W ATTORNEY oLIrronnn.: iunanow; or ALrooivA,ALABAMA.

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To @ZZV/whomc't may concer/n.: j

Be it known that I, CLIFFORD R. Mnanow, a citizenfof the United States,yresidingat Altoona,` in the county of Etowah and State of Alabama, have`invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers7` of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in covers andl moreparticularly to devices of this character intended' to be used incovering glasses containing soda water,` milk, or other liquidVbeveragesand also adaptable for use'in protecting ice cream andy likeeatables as sold at more or less exposed. coun` ters or in similarlocations.

An object of myinvention is to provide a cover which is constructed inconjunction with a base and is so arranged that aV glass or likecontainer maybe placed uponrthe base and the cover may then be adjustedto the proper height to close over the. opeuup.- per portion of the-containenthe cover being so arranged and mountedthat.4 it may beremoved when access-is to be had to the contents of `the container.

A further object is to so construct the base that as the contents of thecontainer may run over or be spilled, itwill not collect upon the upperside thereof but. will be drained through the base to thus present amore sightly holder Jfor the receptacle, and also to provide meansJrormed asa part ot the base which will secure the glassor containeragainst accidental or casual displacement from the base.

Yet another object is to so construct the base that it may bereadilylifted and handled'V and also that means is provided' to hold stra-wsand a spoon at a point to bey conveniently accessible to the partyusing` fliedevice.

With the above andotlier objects in view, my invention consists incertainnovel features of construction andl combinations of parts whichwill be hereinafterfset iorth in connection with the drawings and thenmore particularlyT pointedl out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the device of myinvention showing the appli cation thereof to a glass. Fig. 2 is a planview ot the device with the cover removed to more clearly illustrate theportions oit thebase structure.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the base structure taken on. the line3-3 of Fig. 2

Specification o'f Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Apr. 23; tml.

Application led September 27,1916. Serial No. 122,477.

l The basel has the bottom 2 thereotplaced` relation that it extendsupwardly from the riin` edge of the base portion 1.

This standard 5 is provided with: the

opening 6 so thatit is made substantially-of tubular form and asis shownin Fig; Z'it is preferable that this opening 6 be rec-` tangular. Acover 7 has a stem 84 mounted on one side thereof and disposed to extenddownwardly, this stem being of such cross sectional configuration thatit maybe received 1n a sliding it in the opening `6 of the standard 5'.Bly making the opening and the stem ofrectangular configuration, theparts will. be so mounted that the cover 7 will be held at all timesmounted and centered over the base 1 when the stem S is within theopening, and when a glass is placed as indicated' at 9 upon the bottom 2of the base 1, this cover orv cap 7 may be adjusted by sliding the stem8 within the opening 6, so that it will .tit over and close down uponthe open top of the glass to eXclude didst,` dirt, etc. Itis'pref'erable that the handle 10 be provided on the cover or cap 7 sothat i adjustment of the same may be accomplished without the necessityof gripping the rim edge of the cap where the lingers might come incontact with` the upper rim edge of the" glass 95 and thus the cover orcap may be brought to tli'e proper closing position over the top et" aglass of substantially any standard height.

A tube like holder l1 is placed above the handle 4 and adj accnt to thestandard or at any'other suitable point wherea straw' or str'aws may beheld to be conveniently placed, and it also desirable that a ring' 1E"nor other suitable means be provided to re ceive and hold a spoon. Thisarrai'igen'ien of the straw and the spoonY holder is only onerolfseveral which might be made, andI it will of course be apparent thatsince the cover or top 7 is arranged to be itted over and closed downupon the top of the glass 9, it is essential that sonie provision bemade for the holding of the spoonand straw which are usually placed in aglass of soda water or a like beverage. To insure that the glass will beheld upon the base i, and will not be displaced when the same'is tiltedin drinking from the O'lass rt 1s oerhans )referable that n D n g 'L ithe s rino` holdin@ imoers 13 and 14 be eX- tended from the standard 5to fit around andv resiliently hold the glass 9.

In the use Yoft-he device, the stem 8 will be removed from the opening 6of the standard 5 and thus the cover or top 7 will be released from themounting above the base 1 rlhe glass 9 with the liquid therein is placedupon theVV bottom. 2 vof theV basi. 1 and any liquid which may be on theside of the glass or which may run Aover the top edge if aneffervescent, carbonated, or other like beverage is in the glass, willbe caught by the dished formation of the bottom 2 of the base and willflow through the openings 3 to be caught on the tray or other carrier onwhich vthe ase Vis mounted. VInsertion of the stem 8 will center the capor cover 7 so that it will close down over the upper end ofv theglass 9as the same is held in place by the spring fingers 13 and 14 and therectangular forma tion of the stem and the opening insures that thecover y cannot push to one side or the other to become misplaced. Thespoon and straw may be placed in the receptors provided therefor andthen the device and the glass may be moved as an entiretythrough the useof the handle t. When it is desired to uncover the glass, the handle 10may be grasped and the cover 7 may be lifted which will draw the stem 8up through its fitted position in the opening 6 and then free ac cessmayk be had to the glass. While in t-he foregoing I have described thedevice as being particularly adaptable for use in connection with aglass intended to have a liquid beverage placed therein, it will beapparent that glasses or containers having ice cream, sherberts, orother like eatables therein can be placed upon the bottom 2 of the base1 and that the cover or cap can be fitted. down to properly inclose thesame, and

here .attention might be called to the fact that it is preferable thatthe top of the cover of cap be made slightly dome shape as shown at15,and also when the device is used in this connection it might be 'founddesirable to either do away with the spring fingers 13 and 14 or changethe position and the formation of the same. Y

While in the foregoing I have described only specific forms of thedevice and have shown only one adaptation, it will of course springfingers extending from the standard to resiliently grip around the sidesof a glass and hold the same in the proper position upon the base, ahandle carried by the base and by which the parts are lifted and held inthe use of the glass, a cover shaped to fit over the open top of a glassmounted on the base member, and a stem of substantially polygonal crosssection mounted in conjunction with the cap and shaped to be received inthe opening of the standard to hold the cap in place and to properlyposition the same over the top of a glass held on the base by the springfingers.

2. In combination with a supporting base having a cupped upper surface,said cupped upper surface provided with a plurality of drain aperturesformed therein, an upright standard mounted at one side of said base,yieldable means extending from said standard for resiliently grippingthe sides of a glass and holding the same in the proper position uponsaid base, a cover shaped to fit over the open end of a glass mounted onsaid base, a stem mounted in conjunction with said cap and shaped to fitin said standard, said standard and stem being so shaped as to preventsaid stem from rotatino within said standard for the purpose of ho dingsaid cap in place and to properly position the same over the top of aglass held on said base b v said yieldable `gripping means.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALKER HALE, T. B. WAGNON.

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v Washington, D. G.

